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Ross Perot, Jr. and Jay Coburn, 1982, first circumnavigation by helicopter, by Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II. Dick Smith, 1982–1983, first solo circumnavigation by helicopter, in a Bell Jetranger III. [43] Donald "Rode" Rodewald, 1984, first circumnavigation by a paraplegic pilot in a Comanche 260 with hand controls.
A person walking completely around either pole will cross all meridians, but this is not generally considered a "circumnavigation". The path of a true (global) circumnavigation forms a continuous loop on the surface of Earth separating two regions of comparable area. [citation needed] A basic definition of a global circumnavigation would be a ...
12 October 1992. 13 October 1992. Concorde FAI "Westbound Around the World" world air speed record from Lisbon, Portugal. [27] [28] [29] Michel Dupont and Claude Hetru ( Air France ) 31 hours 27 minutes and 49 seconds. 15 August 1995. 16 August 1995. Concorde with 98 passengers and crew, no equatorial crossing.
Articles about circumnavigations, complete navigations around an entire island, continent, or astronomical body (e.g. a planet or moon ). The first recorded circumnavigation of the Earth was the Magellan-Elcano expedition, which sailed from Seville, Spain in 1519 and returned in 1522, after crossing the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.
D. William Dampier. Charles Darwin. Desire (ship) John DeWolf (sea captain) George Dixon (Royal Navy officer) Raphaël Domjan. Francis Drake.
Unknown. Name. Arthur Blessitt. Blessitt is an American preacher of Evangelical Christianity. [6] Starting in 1969, Blessitt carried a cross through every nation of the world, with the goal of setting foot in every country and every island nation in the world. He completed this goal on June 13, 2008. [7]
Los Angeles, California, U.S. 27 July 1965 [1] 30 April 1970 [1] 1738. 21 years, 56 days. Lapworth 24: Dove Allied Luders 33: Return of Dove [2] Westerly, via Panama Canal. [3] Solo, with stops and assistance . Tania Aebi US.
2 ships lost. 78 killed, drowned or captured [3] Thomas Cavendish's circumnavigation was a voyage of raid and exploration by English navigator and sailor Thomas Cavendish which took place during the Anglo–Spanish War between 21 July 1586 and 9 September 1588. Following in the footsteps of Francis Drake who circumnavigated the globe, Thomas ...